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NOUNS

NOUNS. GENDER. GENDER. All nouns are either feminine or masculine , whether they refer to a person, place, thing, or quality. Nouns are usually preceded by an article - EVEN IN CASES WHERE THE ARTICLE MIGHT NOT BE USED IN ENGLISH. GENDER - masculine.

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NOUNS

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  1. NOUNS GENDER

  2. GENDER • All nouns are either feminine or masculine, whether they refer to a person, place, thing, or quality. • Nouns are usually preceded by an article - EVEN IN CASES WHERE THE ARTICLE MIGHT NOT BE USED IN ENGLISH.

  3. GENDER -masculine • **Most nouns ending in -o are masculine: el libro (the book) • Some exceptions include : la mano (the hand) la moto (the motorcycle) • Some nouns ending in -ma which refer to non-concrete things are masculine: el clima (the climate), el drama (the drama), el idioma (the language), el problema (the problem), el programa (the program), el sistema (the system), el tema (the theme)

  4. GENDER - feminine • ** Most nouns ending in -a are feminine: la mesa (the table) • Some exceptions include: el mapa (the map) el día (the day) • **All nouns ending in -ión, -dad, -tad, -tud, -umbre are feminine: la estación (the station), la ciudad (the city), la libertad (liberty), la juventud (youth), la muchedumbre (the crowd)

  5. GENDER- nounsdefinite articles(the) • el is the definite article that precedes masculine,singular nouns when you need to say “the” noun. • El amigo, el libro, el béisbol (the friend, the book, baseball) • Lais the definite article that precedes feminine, singular nouns when you need to say “the” noun. • La amiga, la pizza, la clase (the friend, the pizza, the class)

  6. GENDER - nounsdefinite articles - the • El becomes losbefore masculine plural nouns. • Los amigos, los libros( the friends, the books) • La becomes las before feminine plural nouns. • Las amigas, las pizzas, las clases ( the friends, the pizzas, the classes)

  7. GENDER - nounsdefinite articles • Here is a summary of the definite articles: • 1. Use definite articles when you want to say the noun. • 2. El is the definite article that comes before masculine singular nouns. • 3. La is the definite article that comes before feminine singular nouns. • 4. Los is the definite article that comes before masculine plural nouns. • 5. Las is the definite article that comes before feminine plural nouns.

  8. DEFINITE ARTICLES CHART El (ms) Los(mpl) La(fs) Las (fpl)

  9. ¡PRACTICAMOS! Supply the appropriate definite article according to the gender of the noun. día fruta pizza español música ensalada tenis jazz natación año fútbol amigo cafetería señora chocolate carpeta número cuaderno tarea señor

  10. el día la pizza la música el tenis la natación el fútbol la cafetería el chocolate el número la tarea la fruta el español la ensalada el jazz el año el amigo la señora la carpeta el cuaderno el señor ¡PRACTICAMOS!

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